Spring Ring concert to feature multiple handbell ensembles

Wednesday, April 9, 2014

Dakota Wesleyan University’s music department will ring in spring with a free concert at the end of the month.

The Spring Ring will be at 7 p.m., Sunday, April 27, at the First United Methodist Church in Mitchell. The program will feature DWU’s Wesleyan Bells, the First United Methodist Church Circuit Ringers, United Ringers from the United Church of Canistota, First Lutheran Church (Mitchell) Handbell Choir, and the Glorious Company chime ensemble from St. Martins Church in Alexandria.

Some of the pieces to be performed include: “Joyful, Joyful!” “What Wondrous Love is This,” “Christ the Lord is Risen Today,” “Eye of the Tiger,” “Sweet Hour of Prayer,” and the theme song from Super Mario Brothers 1985 Overworld.

Dakota Wesleyan University was named to the 2013 President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement.

Dakota Wesleyan University is proudly affiliated with the Dakotas Conference of the United Methodist Church. Members of any and all faiths are welcome and encouraged to experience an education based on learning, leadership, faith and service.

Dakota Wesleyan University has been honored as a College of Distinction through demonstration of excellence in these areas: engaged students, great teaching, vibrant communities and successful outcomes.

The Chronicle of Higher Education named Dakota Wesleyan University one of the “Great Colleges to Work For®” for 2014-2015. DWU won honors in three categories: facilities, workspace and security, and supervisor/department chair relationship.